Quadro RTX A6000 vs Iris Pro Graphics P580

Place in performance ranking	586	84
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.93
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Skylake GT4e	Ampere
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	72	10752
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	625.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Pro Graphics P580 and Quadro RTX A6000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	8-pin EPS

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.97	1.2
CUDA	no data	8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	18−21 −794%	161 +794%
1440p	14−16 −800%	126 +800%
4K	14−16 −714%	114 +714%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

−722%

70−75
+722%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −1100%	70−75 +1100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −850%	130−140 +850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −664%	80−85 +664%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −722%	70−75 +722%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −580%	100−110 +580%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −497%	190−200 +497%
Hitman 3	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −418%	170−180 +418%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −908%	130−140 +908%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −711%	150−160 +711%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −181%	130−140 +181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −1100%	70−75 +1100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −850%	130−140 +850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −664%	80−85 +664%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −722%	70−75 +722%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −580%	100−110 +580%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −497%	190−200 +497%
Hitman 3	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −418%	170−180 +418%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −908%	130−140 +908%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1442%	293 +1442%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −378%	85−90 +378%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −181%	130−140 +181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −1100%	70−75 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −664%	80−85 +664%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −722%	70−75 +722%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −497%	190−200 +497%
Hitman 3	10−12 −709%	85−90 +709%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −579%	224 +579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1416%	288 +1416%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −900%	180 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −181%	130−140 +181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−579%

95−100
+579%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −710%	80−85 +710%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −700%	60−65 +700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	45−50
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Hitman 3	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210 +1650%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2000%	63 +2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1450%	60−65 +1450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −500%	190−200 +500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−700%

70−75
+700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Hitman 3	1−2 −3300%	30−35 +3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1989%	180−190 +1989%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2600%	50−55 +2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −14500%	146 +14500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1350%	55−60 +1350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−517%

35−40
+517%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

247

+0%

247

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

149

+0%

149

+0%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics P580 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

RTX A6000 is 794% faster in 1080p
RTX A6000 is 800% faster in 1440p
RTX A6000 is 714% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 14500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A6000 is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.23	41.58
Recency	1 September 2015	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	300 Watt

Iris Pro Graphics P580 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 1900% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 695% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Pro Graphics P580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics P580 is a notebook card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.